One of the best value second hand hot hatches you can buy right now. £7500 secures a low mileage treasured example and with decent tyres, it wont be far off the current crop of hot hatches around a lap, especially with a £450 remap from a specialist!!
Renault Megane Sport F1-Team R26 specs
Car type | Compact |
Curb weight | 1375 kg (3031 lbs) |
Introduced | 2007 |
Origin country | France |
Views | 100.7k |
Submitted by | Georg |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 100 kph | 6.4 s |
0 - 60 mph | 6.2 s |
0 - 100 mph | 15.0 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 10.1 s @ 82.6 mph |
1/4 mile | 14.6 s |
Top speed | 237 kph (147 mph) |
0 - 100 mph - 0 | 20.6 s |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | Inline 4, Turbocharged, 16v |
Displacement | 2.0 l (122 ci) |
Power | 231 ps (228 bhp / 170 kw) |
Torque | 310 Nm (229 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 116 ps (114 hp) |
Power / weight | 168 ps (166 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 225 Nm (166 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 6 |
Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
Megane Sport F1-Team R26 competition
javi((((spain)))) 16y ago
Echappement Magazine Issue Nº 487 march 2008 Comparo.
Circuit De Nevers Magny Cours.
Driver ( Sabastien Ogier; citroen C4 WRC Driver)
Fastestlaps @ nervers magny Cours
1º Megane R26 230 ps-------------- 1 min 28,65 seg
2º Golf V GTI ed.30 Pirelli 230ps ------------------------------1 min 29,18 seg
3º Seat León Cupra tfsi 240ps------------------------------1 min 30,76 seg
4º Opel Astra OPC 240ps--------------------------------1 min 31,06 seg
5º Volvo C30 T5 220ps----------------------------------1 min 34,43 seg
Scans reference:
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=1645265
thanks
Georg 16y ago
http://www.hothatchheaven.com/files/the_stig_test.pdf
it did not lap the track during a topgear TV show..it was tested by TopGear magazine (online/print)
Anonymous 17y ago
jaybyme 17y ago
Dyno figures vary all the time.
Most R26's have between 225-235ps tested at Rstuning Leeds Uk.
They have been specializing in Megane sports from day one,so they have lots of experience.
As far as Semi-slicks go, they are worth about 8 seconds around the Nordschleife.
Anonymous 17y ago
This is not the only time where the Megane Sport F1-Team R26 was put on the dyno and showed that it does not make 230hp but rather 247hp. It annoys me when manufacturers do such things and is cheating in my opinion and its also true for the the Seat Leon cupra which is not 240hp but rather 261hp
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?p=27706320#post27706320
javi ( spain) 17y ago
Fastestlaps and Georg, Scan super test of megane R26 at Inta Circuit ( Automovil magazine):
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?p=27706320#post27706320
javi( spain) 18y ago
the time of megane r26, civic type-r 201cv, león FR TFSi 200cv, focus St 225cv, golf GTi tfsi 200cv and Astra OPC 240cv in bedford autodrome west circuit ( pre 6/2008) are with a damp track.
The test of car%tecno magazine in spain as the same of EVO in england.
Link:
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=598609&highlight=st+r26+gti+type-r+fr
and
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=940705&page=14
Anonymous 18y ago
Its only 0:00.2 secconds faster than the Megane Sport Trophy at Hockenheim Short. Does anyone have a time for Nordschleife ? I think its 236km/h top speed will be this cars downfall.
FastestLaps 19y ago
"we should have a damp/wet condion lap button that slower laptimes are explainable.."Yes, that's a good idea. I hope this Sunday I'll have some free time to bring some of these ideas to reality.